Police Set a July 31 Deadline for Installation of CCTV Cameras in School Transport Buses

In a bid to ensure the safety of schoolchildren, the Pune police commissionerate has set a deadline of July 31 for installing CCTV cameras in all vehicles transporting school students.

- Dheeraj Bengrut

PUNE: Moreover, a joint inspection campaign will be undertaken by the Pune police and Regional Transport Office (RTO) to check whether or not school management committees and vehicle operators follow the safety guidelines issued by the police.

The Pune RTO issued a circular on June 21 stating that inspections will be carried out based on the framework set by the school education department's 'school transport committee' and 'student safety and physical facilities committee'. The circular emphasized that both police and transport department officials will carry out joint inspections to monitor the implementation of safety norms in school transport systems.